Method And Device For Inspecting A Hydro Turbine Runner

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for inspecting a damage or a crack of part of a hydro turbine, comprising at least one underwater remote operated vehicle (20) or autonomous underwater vehicle, at least one floatable or buoyant probe (26) or at least one probe (26) and means to make said at least one probe floatable, said probe comprising at least one imaging device (32) and/or laser scaler, and means for transmitting data from said probe to said vehicle or to a ground station when it is distant from said vehicle.

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

26 May 2023

Publication Number

24/2023

Publication Type

INA

Invention Field

PHYSICS

Status

Email

Parent Application

Applicants

GE RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES

82, avenue Léon Blum 38100 GRENOBLE

Inventors

1. THEURER, Charles, Burton

1 Research Circle NISKAYUNA, New York 12309-1027

2. FORMAN, Douglas, R.

1 Research Circle NISKAYUNA, New York 12309-1027

3. TAN, Yew Teck

1 Research Circle NISKAYUNA, New York 12309-1027

4. HOLOVASHCHENKO, Viktor

1 Research Circle NISKAYUNA, New York 12309-1027

5. TELLER, Olivier

C/O GE Renewable Technologies 82, avenue Léon Blum 38100 GRENOBLE

6. DIXON, Walter V.

1 Research Circle NIKAYUNA, New York 12309-1027

7. AUGER-HABEL, David

5005 Boulevard Lapiniere BROSSARD, Québec J4Z 3H8

Specification

Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	202347036507.pdf	2023-05-26
2	202347036507-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [26-05-2023(online)].pdf	2023-05-26
3	202347036507-PROOF OF RIGHT [26-05-2023(online)].pdf	2023-05-26
4	202347036507-PRIORITY DOCUMENTS [26-05-2023(online)].pdf	2023-05-26
5	202347036507-POWER OF AUTHORITY [26-05-2023(online)].pdf	2023-05-26
6	202347036507-FORM 1 [26-05-2023(online)].pdf	2023-05-26
7	202347036507-DRAWINGS [26-05-2023(online)].pdf	2023-05-26
8	202347036507-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [26-05-2023(online)].pdf	2023-05-26
9	202347036507-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [26-05-2023(online)].pdf	2023-05-26
10	202347036507-FORM 3 [15-11-2023(online)].pdf	2023-11-15